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Cloth bag decorated with beadwork in linear designs. It has a skirt of cloth and beading folded down around its top and a handle with zigzag beadwork. Its lower edge is decorated with a fringe of bead

Rectangular panel of beading with two pencils beaded into the fabric horizontally one above the other near the top, It has a fringe of single bead strings with pink pompoms decorating their ends. The designs are zigzag, diamond and triangular.

Two bunches of beaded strings on animal hair. These are linked by a rod bound with metal wire. The figure has a metal ring and a medallion/coin attached. It also has a long string of beads as handle.

Cape made from layers of textiles each with beaded designs along one side and which have been layered one upon the other so as to form a cascade of beaded flaps. From the top flap two bunches of beaded strings hang down. Designs are, varied, geometric and linear

Cape made from layers of textiles each with a beaded strip along one edge which have been layered one upon the other so as to form a cascade of beaded flaps. Designs are restrained, repetitive and linear. From the top flap a beaded panel consisting of three rectangular panels is attached. Also attached to this flap and hanging down past the lower edge of the cape are four beaded strings..

Cape made from layers of textiles each with a beaded strip along one edge which have been layered one upon the other so as to form a cascade of beaded flaps. Designs are, varied, geometric and linear with abstracted house and people motifs included. From the top flap a beaded panel consisting of three rectangular panels as well as a circular roll of beadwork hangs down. Two long rectangular beaded panels, are attached so that they flare out diagonally framing these elements

Cape made from layers of textiles each with a beaded strip along one edge which have been layered one upon the other so as to form a cascade of beaded flaps. Designs are, varied, geometric and linear. The top panel contains the following words: MAYE WAMI WEZANDLA. From the top panel three beaded flaps and two groups of bead strands hang down.

Rectangular block-like headrest tapering towards the top with a flat plank attached to the base. There is a section gouged out of the upper surface- possibly the result of a burn and a portion chipped away along one the edge. One side is covered with a checkerboard design with a slightly sunken central panel in which a silhouette of a woman has been carved in relief. The whole surface is scratched.

Rectangle of dark textile that has two beaded angels on it with the words YEHOVHA IMURISI WAMINA NDZI NGA KANDZI NGAPFUMARI NCHUMU beaded across the top and the name VENUS BILLY MAKHUBELE across the bottom.

Skirt with two leather belts heavily decorated with metal studs and reflectors. The body of the skirt is constructed from multiple strips of leather some of which have beading stitched in, others metal studs and reflectors.

Cape made from layers of textiles each with a beaded strip along one edge which have been layered one upon the other so as to form a cascade of beaded flaps. Designs are, varied, geometric and linear with abstracted house, motor cars, lettering and people motifs included. The upper flap has the words UMUNTU UIU? NGEMA YEIEIE I KE beaded into it.F rom the top flap a semi-circular beaded roll and two long bunches of beaded strings are attached. These hang down the cape at its back.

Flat woven telephone wire basket with exuberant colourful geometric designs. There is a small section that is a-typical that replicates the South African flag colours.

Blackened ceramic vessel that flares out from a smallish base into a balloon shaped sphere. It has no neck and has a broad panel of rows of amasumpa designs positioned below the neckline and extending to the midway circumference line.

Blackened ceramic vessel that flares out from a smallish base into a balloon shaped sphere that is widest in the upper body. It has no neck and has linear zigzag designs running horizontally around its body. Some of the V shapes are filled in with amasumpa designs and some V shaped are outlined with amasumpa patterned ridges

Blackened ceramic vessel that flares out from a smallish base into a balloon shaped sphere. It has no neck and has rectangular panels of linear pattern ridges places at angles around the upper section of the vessel. It has some small chips out of its rim and a crack has been repaired with metal staples.

Blackened ceramic vessel that flares out from a smallish base into a balloon shaped sphere. It has no neck and has panels of pecked marks into the clay contained in 3 panels, positioned at the broadest point in the circumference, that have irregular zigzag lines on two sides.

Large balloon-like vessel with large open mouth. It has a rough surface and is bound by an irregular wide mesh of wire. It stands on a low raised round foot.

Woven basket with 3 abstracted quadruped designs and a triangle

Spherical pot blackened with no decoration

Spherical pot blackened with no decoration

Spherical pot blackened with no decoration

Woven basket with 5 abstracted bird designs and an open diamond design.

Woven basket with 2 abstracted bird designs

Vessel with curved base and straight sides. It has zigzag and other designs created by embedding beads into the clay surface

Vessel with curved base and straight sides. It has some wavy, zigzag and circular designs around its circumference about 2/3 of the way up its sides. These designs are created by embedding coloured seed beads into the clay. It has a chip in its rim.

Headrest with a flat crossbar that projects outwards into two flat horizontal tails. It has two legs at each end and a projecting lug in the middle. These are all linked by a rectangular bar that runs from leg to leg. The sides of all elements are decorated with diamond and triangular designs.

Long slightly curved crossbar with raised ridges at the narrow ends and parallel to them. Five sets of wedge- shaped legs with grooved linear horizontal designs with vertical pleats near their tops and grooved vertical lines at the bottom section of the legs.

Staff with round head and two snakes twining up the central section of the shaft